Biological and clinicopathological features associated with hepatitis C virus type 5 infections

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-113

  Murphy, Donald G ^a   Willems, Bernard ^b   Vincelette, Jean ^b   Bernier, Luc ^c   Côté, Jean ^b   Delage, Gilles ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Quantitative RT PCR; Serological reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0030049709     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80194-2     Document Type: Article

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